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, they announced today that they'd be doing 100 events in cities across the country tomorrow to push for gun reform, everything from candlelight vigils to groups of people getting together to all write letters to the editor in favor of reform. the idea here is the same as having victims of gun violence turn up and introduce themselves and ask pointed questions at lawmakers' town hall meetings. it's the same idea as a pro-reform political action committee hanging the a rating from the nra around the neck of that congressional candidate in illinois to make it so she likely cannot win the democratic primary for congress because she is too close to the nra and that's not okay anymore, at least in democratic politics. it's the same thinking behind these near-daily events from vice president biden, all addressing the issue of gun reform. it's the same thinking as the almost as frequent mentions and events from president obama himself, including the long emotional case he made for reform in the state of the union. it's all the same idea, which is to change the political momentum on this iss
, they announced today that they'd be doing 100 events in cities across the country tomorrow to push for gun reform, everything from candlelight vigils to groups of people getting together to all write letters to the editor in favor of reform. the idea here is the same as having victims of gun violence turn up and introduce themselves and ask pointed questions at lawmakers' town hall meetings. it's the same idea as a pro-reform political action committee hanging the a rating from the nra around...
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injuries. >>> the syrian regime says the airport in the battle ground city of aleppo is still under military control. a pro government newspaper says the airport is under intense attack but the military is val yantly defending it at all costs. syrian rebel activists said 19 people were killed by a scud type missile. >>> right now cardinals would wait 15 to 20 days after benedict steps down on february 28th. but since there's no funeral to plan and no official mourning people, it could happen earlier. >>> boston's cardinal shawn oo mally is getting traction as a possible successor to pope benedict. the 68-year-old has been very visible as a reformer in the sex abuse scandal. a cardinal who has been banned from public life because of his involvement in the cover-up of that scandal is taking another hit. roger mahoney who used to head the los angeles diocese is eligible to vote but a prominent conservative from italy is now suggesting he stay home. that's a surprise. and so is the left leaning catholic group catholic united. >>> today is the deadline for lance armstrong to come clean a
injuries. >>> the syrian regime says the airport in the battle ground city of aleppo is still under military control. a pro government newspaper says the airport is under intense attack but the military is val yantly defending it at all costs. syrian rebel activists said 19 people were killed by a scud type missile. >>> right now cardinals would wait 15 to 20 days after benedict steps down on february 28th. but since there's no funeral to plan and no official mourning people,...
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last year there were 443 murders with a firearm on the streets of this city, and 65 of those victims were 18 and under. so that's the equivalent of a newtown every four months. and that's precisely why the overwhelming majority of americans are asking for some common sense proposals to make it harder for criminals to get their hands on a gun. >> now, i think that's smart. welcome back. of course, that was president obama speaking earlier this afternoon in chicago, his hometown. stemming gun violence has become a major second term agenda item for the president, of course. some of the most memorable moments from his state of the union address actually dealt with giving victims of gun >> now, i think that's smart. welcome back. of course, that was president obama speaking earlier this afternoon in chicago, his hometown. stemming gun violence has become a major second term agenda item for the president, of course. some of the most memorable moments from his state of the union address actually dealt with giving victims of gun violence the opportunity to have congress vote on new gun contr
last year there were 443 murders with a firearm on the streets of this city, and 65 of those victims were 18 and under. so that's the equivalent of a newtown every four months. and that's precisely why the overwhelming majority of americans are asking for some common sense proposals to make it harder for criminals to get their hands on a gun. >> now, i think that's smart. welcome back. of course, that was president obama speaking earlier this afternoon in chicago, his hometown. stemming...
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wayne lapierre is the person who talked about federal agents after oklahoma city. so this is a man who's been allowed to have a platform on the national stage, even though he is a wing nut. and, finally, you have someone reich chris wallace who is certainly a more moderate voice of fox telling the truth and calling him out as ridiculous. and wayne lapierre is not prepared for this at all. >> guys, why don't they pay attention to the aclu? if you think about it, you can't do a stop and frisk law without fighting the aclu. you can't just go out and frisk them. these guys think somebody is coming to their house to take away their shotgun? there's no precedent for this. we are so scared to invade people's privacy in this country that the only time you get checked -- you don't get checked getting on a train. the only time is getting on an airplane. >> chris, you like american history. you reach hitch ard hoffstetter. from the very beginning, this country was born with this conflict between people who were fearful of big government and those who weren't. and people like
wayne lapierre is the person who talked about federal agents after oklahoma city. so this is a man who's been allowed to have a platform on the national stage, even though he is a wing nut. and, finally, you have someone reich chris wallace who is certainly a more moderate voice of fox telling the truth and calling him out as ridiculous. and wayne lapierre is not prepared for this at all. >> guys, why don't they pay attention to the aclu? if you think about it, you can't do a stop and...
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enough power for a city the size of singapore for 50 years. what's it going to do to the planet? natural gas is the cleanest conventional fuel there is. we've got to be smart about this. it's a smart way to go. ♪ [ female announcer ] almost nothing can dampen a baby's mood, when he wakes up dry in pampers. unlike other diapers, pampers has 3 absorbent layers, for up to 12 hours of protection overnight, and more beautiful mornings. ♪ pampers. peaceful nights. playful days. but at xerox we've...
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several buildings in six cities. >> by my read of the solar system, this just happens to be a coincidence. you would see many more of these between now and when that big one comes by. >> those are assurances from astro physicist about the asteroid set to whiz by earth today at 2:25 eastern. the asteroid, named 2012 da-14 will be 17,000 miles away when it passes and then fade into the galaxy. by the way, that's closer than where satellites orbit. >>> also, we're keeping an eye on the white house. president obama expected shortly. he'll present the medal to 18 americans, six of them victims at the newtown shooting. as soon as we see the president, we'll get you straight to it. we'll be right back. push-ups or sprints? what's wrong with fetch? or chase? let's do this larry! ooh, i got it, i got it! (narrator) the calorie-smart nutrition in beneful healthy weight... includes grains and real chicken, because a healthy dog is a playful dog. beneful healthy weight. find us on facebook to help put more play in your day. if we took the nissan altima and reimagined nearly everything in it? gave it
several buildings in six cities. >> by my read of the solar system, this just happens to be a coincidence. you would see many more of these between now and when that big one comes by. >> those are assurances from astro physicist about the asteroid set to whiz by earth today at 2:25 eastern. the asteroid, named 2012 da-14 will be 17,000 miles away when it passes and then fade into the galaxy. by the way, that's closer than where satellites orbit. >>> also, we're keeping an...
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january 11th, the next day, new york city mayor michael bloomberg pledges to be a counterweight to the nra. pledges to spend some of his considerable pile of money to balance them out. he tells the "washington post," you can organize people. i can write checks. the following monday, january 14th, vice president biden meets with house democrats. and again, allows the meeting to be photographed to show this meeting happening to talk about gun reform recommendations. the same day, a new gallup poll comes out showing the number of americans who think gun laws should be stronger is up very sharply from a year ago. also that same day, maryland governor martin o'malley says he plans to push for strict new gun laws for his state in the new legislative session. january 13th -- on january 15th, new york governor andrew cuomo signs into law the first state gun reform to be passed since the newtown shootings. told you that one was quick. that same day the nra releases an ad criticizing calls for gun reform and targeting weirdly, the president's own children in the ad. on january 18 -- excuse me, j
january 11th, the next day, new york city mayor michael bloomberg pledges to be a counterweight to the nra. pledges to spend some of his considerable pile of money to balance them out. he tells the "washington post," you can organize people. i can write checks. the following monday, january 14th, vice president biden meets with house democrats. and again, allows the meeting to be photographed to show this meeting happening to talk about gun reform recommendations. the same day, a new...
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bush tax cuts to the extent he can, a populist agenda supported by a vast majority of the american people and now he has something to go out and campaign on and ultimately principled poll cities to hopefully govern on. >> i want to go back, chris, you were tough on ted cruz this week, as were some democrats who said this was mccarthyism. echo the mccarthy innuendo e >> not on this program but this week, it's about tactics. i don't know the man's personality. i know he has an interesting background, a brilliant gay in many ways, but the tactics. you know, i watched him in those hearings a, i saw joe mccarthy, the way he was prosecuting the care the way he was putting up evidence, inwhen dough, guilt by association i some spokesperson, flack for the ministry of foreign affairs in tehran says he thinks we can do business with this guy mr. than some hawkish neocon is than indictment against him? it turn news an indictment. >> david -- >> i think it is really unfair and i think the senate is going to circle the wagons and say this guy is -- >> quick response, carly. and then we have to go >> i
bush tax cuts to the extent he can, a populist agenda supported by a vast majority of the american people and now he has something to go out and campaign on and ultimately principled poll cities to hopefully govern on. >> i want to go back, chris, you were tough on ted cruz this week, as were some democrats who said this was mccarthyism. echo the mccarthy innuendo e >> not on this program but this week, it's about tactics. i don't know the man's personality. i know he has an...
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not just in the city. >> we've got to have help across the nation. thank you so much, reverend al. >> thank you. >> thank you. >> we'll deal with more of this later in the show. ahead, john mccain has a personal grudge and he's actually admitting it. and those screams you hear are coming from wall street. elizabeth warren gets to work and it's explosive. >>> nothing says changs like carl "meltdown" rove. bik show coming. stay with us: >>> have you joined the "politics nation" conversation on facebook yet? we hope you will. the committee hearing was a big hit. donna says there's a new sheriff in town. jane says she is what we needed for so long. jay says this is why i contributed to her campaign, even though i live in georgia. we've got more on warren and why wall street is scared already coming up later. but, first, we need you to come share your thoughts. please head over to facebook and search politics nation and like us to join the conversation that keeps going long after the show ends. humans. even when we cross our t's and dot our i's, we still
not just in the city. >> we've got to have help across the nation. thank you so much, reverend al. >> thank you. >> thank you. >> we'll deal with more of this later in the show. ahead, john mccain has a personal grudge and he's actually admitting it. and those screams you hear are coming from wall street. elizabeth warren gets to work and it's explosive. >>> nothing says changs like carl "meltdown" rove. bik show coming. stay with us: >>> have...
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again. ♪ >>> new york city firefighter peter demontro, august 2010, a former brown stone was on fire, the unit responded, there was heavy fire at the front door of the building and up the stairs. he decided to use the ladder to get in the front floor, the first civilian he found, he put on the ladder to get the civilian out of there. the second civilian he found trapped in the flames, deep inside the apartment. then that floor suddenly exploded in flames, and what happened was what the fire department called one of the most dramatic rescues ever witnessed. with the entire floor in flames, and the firefighter and victim on fire themselves, the firefighter, peter demontro managed to get to the window of the building, and get the victim on fire, while he was on fire, down to the ladder truck. to save his own life he simply dove out. both men survived. the subsequent testing on his equipment showed the temperature he was exposed to exceeded a thousand degrees. the officer in the corrections department in florida, june 2009, officer tailor discovers -- puts it to the head, point blank, wi
again. ♪ >>> new york city firefighter peter demontro, august 2010, a former brown stone was on fire, the unit responded, there was heavy fire at the front door of the building and up the stairs. he decided to use the ladder to get in the front floor, the first civilian he found, he put on the ladder to get the civilian out of there. the second civilian he found trapped in the flames, deep inside the apartment. then that floor suddenly exploded in flames, and what happened was what...
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in 600 cities around the world, including dozens of cities here in the united states there were mass street protests against it. not everybody was wrong about this. we didn't all blunder into this together because we all believed what that lousy intelligence turned up. it didn't go that way. there was a deliberate campaign to deceive the public, and it succeeded well enough to start a war based on threats and stories and evidence that were not true. and if the revisionism that we are experiencing right now ten years later is able to succeed then we are doomed to repeat this again as a country some day if we do not come to terms with what happened and how it happened. if we do not learn the lessons of that disaster as a country and how we were duped, how it worked, then history says we are doomed to repeat it. on monday night, msnbc's new documentary on exactly how this happened, will premier. called hubris:selling the iraq war. >> the general is a wise and inspiring commander. >> a declassified memo from 2001 reveals that donald rumsfeld met with the commander, general tommy franks,
in 600 cities around the world, including dozens of cities here in the united states there were mass street protests against it. not everybody was wrong about this. we didn't all blunder into this together because we all believed what that lousy intelligence turned up. it didn't go that way. there was a deliberate campaign to deceive the public, and it succeeded well enough to start a war based on threats and stories and evidence that were not true. and if the revisionism that we are...
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so i used my citi thankyou card to pick up some accessories. a new belt. some nylons. and what girl wouldn't need new shoes? and with all the points i've been earning, i was able to get us a flight to our favorite climbing spot even on a holiday weekend. ♪ things are definitely looking up. [ male announcer ] with no blackout dates, you can use your citi thankyou points to travel whenever you want. visit citi.com/thankyoucards to apply. hi victor! mom? i know you got to go in a minute but this is a real quick meal, that's perfect for two! campbell's chunky beef with country vegetables, poured over rice! [ male announcer ] campbell's chunky soup. it fills you up right.
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tonight, it was a very big finish for a meteor the size of a bus as it passed over the city in central russia during morning rush hour today. now, imagine this as you drive to work. a flash in the sky becoming more distinct until it is obvious you are witnessing a rare phenomenon. people saw a streak of light as a meteor passed through the earth's atmosphere, moving at a speed of 12,000 miles per second and bursting into a fireball. i wish i could have seen it. meteors are usually small and burn up completely as they hurdle towards the earth's surface. we even have a nickname for them. called shooting stars. today's meteor seemed much more imperfect and was captured by dozens of amateur videos. one thousand people were injured. most of them suffering cuts from flying glass. the damage and the injuries were the end result of a sonic boom. >> the blast was strong enough to blow out windows, doors, a local school teacher said that kind of light doesn't happen in life, only at the end of the world. city administrators said we thought an airplane had crashed. children were sent home, and th
tonight, it was a very big finish for a meteor the size of a bus as it passed over the city in central russia during morning rush hour today. now, imagine this as you drive to work. a flash in the sky becoming more distinct until it is obvious you are witnessing a rare phenomenon. people saw a streak of light as a meteor passed through the earth's atmosphere, moving at a speed of 12,000 miles per second and bursting into a fireball. i wish i could have seen it. meteors are usually small and...
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in the city. so rahm has already prioritized this. but what i've also done is say let's give every child across america access to high quality public preschool, every child, not just some. every dollar we put into early childhood education can save $7 down the road by boosting graduation rates, reducing teen pregnancy, reducing violent crime, reducing the welfare roles, making sure the folks who have work, now they're paying taxes, all this stuff pays back huge dividends if we make the investment. so let's make this happen. let's make sure every child has the chance they deserve. [ applause ] as kids go through school, we'll recruit new math and science teachers to make sure they have the skills that the future demands. we'll help more young people in low-income neighborhoods get summer jobs. we'll redesign our high schools and encourage our kids to stay in high school so that the diploma they get leads directly to a good job once they graduate. [ applause ] right here in chicago five now high sch
in the city. so rahm has already prioritized this. but what i've also done is say let's give every child across america access to high quality public preschool, every child, not just some. every dollar we put into early childhood education can save $7 down the road by boosting graduation rates, reducing teen pregnancy, reducing violent crime, reducing the welfare roles, making sure the folks who have work, now they're paying taxes, all this stuff pays back huge dividends if we make the...
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howard, as a deputy mayor of new york city, the question of keeping the city safe is something you deal with on a daily basis. this is a really interesting and brave new arena that we have sort of yet to really get our minds and arms around in terms of national security. >> well, all of our essential infrastructure in the city, from water, to street lights, to sewage, to elevators, everything you can think of runs on computers somewhere. somewhere there is a computer running it, and if there was a government or some other non-governmental entity that had the ability to hack into some of those systems to, you know, flood our streets, to shut off the electric grid, there would be chaos, and so this is an enormously serious problem. it's not just about hacking a website and spoofing the website. this is about how we go about our daily lives, and i hope, i don't know, i hope that the federal government is taking this as seriously as they need to, because, and you hear this analogy a lot, compared to pearl harbor, you could be looking at the next pearl harbor. one day you could wake up and t
howard, as a deputy mayor of new york city, the question of keeping the city safe is something you deal with on a daily basis. this is a really interesting and brave new arena that we have sort of yet to really get our minds and arms around in terms of national security. >> well, all of our essential infrastructure in the city, from water, to street lights, to sewage, to elevators, everything you can think of runs on computers somewhere. somewhere there is a computer running it, and if...
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and that's the thing that this film has done, is that you know, i've gone around to many cities around the country, and people are talking about how they actually feel like this film sees who i am. because it's heavily stigmatized. it's not a very treatable disease. and it's a condition that sort of, if we liken it to cancer, it's diagnosed at stage 4. well, that's way too late. so hopefully a movie like this will help it become, you know -- in the onset. >> let's go back and look at some pictures from this great movie. it is my favorite this year. bradley cooper's going to joins again. he's going to stay around for the second segment. we never do this. you're watching "hardball," the place for politics. in the middle of the night it can be frustrating. it's hard to turn off and go back to sleep. intermezzo is the first and only prescription sleep aid approved for use as needed in the middle of the night when you can't get back to sleep. it's an effective sleep medicine you don't take before bedtime. take it in bed only when you need it and have at least four hours left for sleep. do n
and that's the thing that this film has done, is that you know, i've gone around to many cities around the country, and people are talking about how they actually feel like this film sees who i am. because it's heavily stigmatized. it's not a very treatable disease. and it's a condition that sort of, if we liken it to cancer, it's diagnosed at stage 4. well, that's way too late. so hopefully a movie like this will help it become, you know -- in the onset. >> let's go back and look at some...
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every significant city of size in the united states. then he used hurricane sandy to stoke more fear. we saw the hellish world that the gun prohibitionists see as their utopia. looters ran wild in south brooklyn. there was no food, water, or electricity. if you wanted to walk several miles to get supplies, you better get back before dark or you might not get home at all. and then lapierre wrapped it up with a defiant call to arms. quote, we will not surrender, we will not appease, we will buy more guns than ever. your reading of that. who is he talking to? >> i think he's talking to people who will be accepting of a fear. he basically is trying to put fear into people's hearts, and if you read it carefully, you would think that it was an advertisement for gun manufacturers. the fact is that we've got -- basically i see it as a distraction. we've got to concentrate on sandy hook. we've got to concentrate on what's going on in our inner cities and folks getting guns that should not have them. and i think that -- i think what mr. lapierre
every significant city of size in the united states. then he used hurricane sandy to stoke more fear. we saw the hellish world that the gun prohibitionists see as their utopia. looters ran wild in south brooklyn. there was no food, water, or electricity. if you wanted to walk several miles to get supplies, you better get back before dark or you might not get home at all. and then lapierre wrapped it up with a defiant call to arms. quote, we will not surrender, we will not appease, we will buy...
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la laws, but people can go to city boreds other to indiana, right across the state borders and buy without a background check all the groups that they want. that is exactly why we need national regulations, why we need universal background checks. the accessibility of guns is just too much. >> it's interesting, i was talking with a republican conservative from louisiana yesterday and he's watched this debate from both sides. we were discussing universal background checks and during our conversation, it really hit home to him the notion that someone can go to a private owner or a gun show and buy a gun, a weapon, without any i.d., without any background check i should say. 92% of americans, including nra members support this. why do you believe the nra is still defiant, at least on universal background checks where people cannot just walk to a gun show or walk to a private home and walk away with a weapon? >> the answer is really simple, tamron. the leadership of the nra, the top executives of the nra, their business is helping the ma manufacturers, their organizational supporters, to sell
la laws, but people can go to city boreds other to indiana, right across the state borders and buy without a background check all the groups that they want. that is exactly why we need national regulations, why we need universal background checks. the accessibility of guns is just too much. >> it's interesting, i was talking with a republican conservative from louisiana yesterday and he's watched this debate from both sides. we were discussing universal background checks and during our...
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in 2008, the city -- the department of justice rejected it because it eliminated the city's sole african-american district by reducing the black population from 79% to 25%. they held an election in which the african-american councilman lost his seat because of section v. they held another election where he was restored. >> it's an example of why we say we have come a long way, congressman, lewis. we have a long way to go. no one has seen it more than you. you were the youngest member of the leading organizations 50 years ago at the march on washington. you seen us go from the back of the bus to the white house. you are hear today saying we have a distance to go and we still need voter rights protection. congressman lewis? >> yes, al, i agree. we have come a distance. we have made progress, but we are not there yet. we still have a great distance to go. we hear the type of discussion that took place today, the question raised by one member of the court. when you travel through many parts of america and see people standing in unmovable lines, saying it's hard and difficult for people to cast a vote
in 2008, the city -- the department of justice rejected it because it eliminated the city's sole african-american district by reducing the black population from 79% to 25%. they held an election in which the african-american councilman lost his seat because of section v. they held another election where he was restored. >> it's an example of why we say we have come a long way, congressman, lewis. we have a long way to go. no one has seen it more than you. you were the youngest member of...
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you think about all this city and all of you have been through in the last few years. think about folks like jeff growl. now, jeff was in the trucking industry for over a decade. two years ago, he got laid off. lost his job as a diesel mechanic. that's a tough thing to go through even though jeff's a pretty tough guy. but he bounced back. he decided it was time for him to change careers. he decided it was time to get some new skills. he went to a.b. tech. took a class in automated machining, a few months ago, jeff got his diploma, he graduated on a wednesday. interviewed at this plant on thursday. by friday, he was working as a machine operator. where's jeff? there he is right here. now, obviously, jeff's pretty good at interviews because, you know, he just got hired like that. i hope he can give me some advice. but here's the thing. the reason jeff did all of that, obviously, a lot of it was to support himself and his family. but it wasn't just to punch a clock at a new plant or pick up a paycheck from a new company. it was to make sure that he could have a better fut
you think about all this city and all of you have been through in the last few years. think about folks like jeff growl. now, jeff was in the trucking industry for over a decade. two years ago, he got laid off. lost his job as a diesel mechanic. that's a tough thing to go through even though jeff's a pretty tough guy. but he bounced back. he decided it was time for him to change careers. he decided it was time to get some new skills. he went to a.b. tech. took a class in automated machining, a...
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it is just crossing that border, picking up the guns legally, driving back into the city of chicago. these are real policies that are taking the lives of our children. >> the obama family has taken this very personally, the first lady going tomorrow. the president teared up after newtown. watch this. >> the majority of those who died today were children. beautiful little kids between the ages of 5 and 10 years old. >> when you look at how they're in this, can they translate this to law? >> well, i think they can translate it to law. i don't think they're going to get everything that was in the package the president presented. but i think a few things that have happened are key. one, the kind of bipartisan work with the background checks. the loop loel that it has a justification is essentially an impossible justification to give to your average voter. if the idea is we should have a background check for guns and we have that in policy but there's a certain carve out, people who get around it, it's really hard to make the case that this carve out should exist. that's at their weakest,
it is just crossing that border, picking up the guns legally, driving back into the city of chicago. these are real policies that are taking the lives of our children. >> the obama family has taken this very personally, the first lady going tomorrow. the president teared up after newtown. watch this. >> the majority of those who died today were children. beautiful little kids between the ages of 5 and 10 years old. >> when you look at how they're in this, can they translate...
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some of the world's cleanest gas turbines are now powering some of america's biggest cities. siemens. answers. that's not much, you think. except it's 2% every year. go to e-trade and find out how much our advice and guidance costs. spoiler alert: it's low. it's guidance on your terms, not ours. e-trade. less for us. more for you. >>> in other headlines today, former congressman jesse jackson jr. and his wife are both in court today to finalize their guilty pleas for federal charges in connection with more than $750,000 in campaign funds spent on luxury items. jackson's wife is expected to appear alongside him in the next hour. sentencing for the former congressman is now expected next month. >>> the post office is going fashion forward. this is hard to believe. in their quest to inch closer to profitability for the agency, langishing in the red, they've signed a deal with a cleveland-based apparel company to launch a new line of all-weather wear next year. i checked this out. i thought maybe it was a joke from the onion, but it's real. they are going to try to expand the lin
some of the world's cleanest gas turbines are now powering some of america's biggest cities. siemens. answers. that's not much, you think. except it's 2% every year. go to e-trade and find out how much our advice and guidance costs. spoiler alert: it's low. it's guidance on your terms, not ours. e-trade. less for us. more for you. >>> in other headlines today, former congressman jesse jackson jr. and his wife are both in court today to finalize their guilty pleas for federal charges in...
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and hags are really the problem in new york city and other urban areas. what is your message to chicago to philadelphia, to other cities that have not been able to get to -- >> you know, each city is different. different culture, different demographics, but all we're doing in new york is working. we have very pro active enforcements. we have operation impact. in areas where we see a spike in shootings and violence. right now we're focussing on these gangs of wrung people that we believe are responsible for about 30% of our shootings. we have a whole new approach in place. we're using our attorneys. we're increasing our gang division. we're certainly monitoring social media very closely. it's been the treasure-trove of information for us, and that's working as well, but we would advise other cities. >> and, finally, to the victims of gun violence who were in the chamber tonight, what would you say in terms of giving them a sense that the law enforcement officials in this country, po politicians and the president are really committed to making something hap
and hags are really the problem in new york city and other urban areas. what is your message to chicago to philadelphia, to other cities that have not been able to get to -- >> you know, each city is different. different culture, different demographics, but all we're doing in new york is working. we have very pro active enforcements. we have operation impact. in areas where we see a spike in shootings and violence. right now we're focussing on these gangs of wrung people that we believe...
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some of the world's cleanest gas turbines are now powering some of america's biggest cities. siemens. answers. so if ydead battery,t tire, need a tow or lock your keys in the car, geico's emergency roadside assistance is there 24/7. oh dear, i got a flat tire. hmmm. uh... yeah, can you find a take where it's a bit more dramatic on that last line, yeah? yeah i got it right here. someone help me!!! i have a flat tire!!! well it's good... good for me. what do you think? geico. fifteen minutes could save you fifteen percent or more on car insurance. >>> the interview tonight is barney frank. yay. he's here next. stay with us. help those in nee. when a twinge of back pain surprises him. morning starts in high spirits, but there's a growing pain in his lower back. as lines grow longer, his pain continues to linger. but after a long day of helping others, he gets some helpful advice. just two aleve have the strength to keep back pain away all day. today, jason chose aleve. just two pills for all day pain relief. try aleve d for strong, all day long sinus and headache relief. >>> i'v
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lost the cities. including the urban city that. i're losing urban white voters and they're losing young voters and part of the problem is them. the messaging they use to gin up their base turns off obviously younger people, turns off women, turns off minorities. this time they really got minorities excited about voting. there was already loyalty among americans for barack obama. but when you did that that made that vote solidified determined to come out as if it was 2008. >> this is the problem they have. the leadership, the michael gur sins of the world, god bless them, as joe biden would say, are alienated from those who vote for the people. >> the angry guy out in arizona. >> the town hall meetings. i mean there's a reason why a lot of more centrists are less yahoo republicans did not run for president last time. there was all the crazies and mitt romney, and if you saw the people turning out as we keep playing those clips from the republican debates, the audience was one that they don't care what
lost the cities. including the urban city that. i're losing urban white voters and they're losing young voters and part of the problem is them. the messaging they use to gin up their base turns off obviously younger people, turns off women, turns off minorities. this time they really got minorities excited about voting. there was already loyalty among americans for barack obama. but when you did that that made that vote solidified determined to come out as if it was 2008. >> this is the...
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the city and state doesn't have the money. it has to come from somewhere. >> that's from florida to the top of the country. >> it went down three days and in those days, 180,000 vehicles a day go over those bridges. >> to make your point whshgs we would go to florida on a college trip and see those white owned signs. there wasn't stripes. >> it was a speed trap, a joke. but it took the republicans and lincoln going back to a civil war era. governor, what do you think the $50 million will do? >> it's a drop in the bucket, but it will help on the problem of bridges. and it is a serious problem. democrats and republicans alike have to understand if we are going to be exceptional, we will have to invest in our own future, education, energy. the president has it right, but we have to do it in the right scale. >> i think we need heft. remember that "where's the beef?" >> thank you. >>> up next, the most dramatic moment in the speech tonight, the president's calling for gun safety. this is "hardball." [ woman ] ring. ring. progresso.
the city and state doesn't have the money. it has to come from somewhere. >> that's from florida to the top of the country. >> it went down three days and in those days, 180,000 vehicles a day go over those bridges. >> to make your point whshgs we would go to florida on a college trip and see those white owned signs. there wasn't stripes. >> it was a speed trap, a joke. but it took the republicans and lincoln going back to a civil war era. governor, what do you think the...
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enough power for a city the size of singapore for 50 years. what's it going to do to the planet? natural gas is the cleanest conventional fuel there is. we've got to be smart about this. it's a smart way to go. ♪ >> i love that. >> that was jimmy fallon and that was the first lady. we can talk about fiscal austerity or the evolution of the mom dance of that's what they were doing there. call me the different reel in, try to pass to my kids. that's what they were doing. that was fun. wasn't to talk politics for a second if you can regain your composu composure. you heard bobby jindal, clearly positioning himself to run. hillary clinton is still sort of the perp to beat on the democratic side. head to head with governor christie, you look at 49 to 45. how do you see these early readings so far? >> they are fun to talk about. hillary clinton makes it easier i think for republicans for this reason. it makes it harder for unserious candidates to emerge. >> just among new jersey voters that poll. >> you hear the voices of jindal, christie, mack donnell, jeb bush as opposed to voices
enough power for a city the size of singapore for 50 years. what's it going to do to the planet? natural gas is the cleanest conventional fuel there is. we've got to be smart about this. it's a smart way to go. ♪ >> i love that. >> that was jimmy fallon and that was the first lady. we can talk about fiscal austerity or the evolution of the mom dance of that's what they were doing there. call me the different reel in, try to pass to my kids. that's what they were doing. that was...
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there you see members of the pope's staff, the household staff, he will leaf vatican city for the final time as leader of the catholic church and it's 1.2 billion members. that he could will take him to castle gun, dolpho. he will cease being pope at 2:00 p.m. today. at the vatican, next's anne thompson, father john bartunic and elizabeth lev. welcome to all of you, as we receive see the welcome sign to pope benedict there. how is this going to play out? >> he will come out, he will get in a car and he will be driven over to the helipad over here at the vatican. he'll be going to castle gun dolpho, that is the papal retreat. he's expected to address, we hear there are about 8,000 people there and he is expected to address those people, not a formal speech, but just to make some remarks. and then he will go inside and at 8:00, the way we will know that there has been a change in the leadership of the catholic church is by a changing of the guard. the swiss guards who guard the pope in those striped costumes and those metal helmets that we see, they will move away and a they will be repla
there you see members of the pope's staff, the household staff, he will leaf vatican city for the final time as leader of the catholic church and it's 1.2 billion members. that he could will take him to castle gun, dolpho. he will cease being pope at 2:00 p.m. today. at the vatican, next's anne thompson, father john bartunic and elizabeth lev. welcome to all of you, as we receive see the welcome sign to pope benedict there. how is this going to play out? >> he will come out, he will get...
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the president said he's going to target 20 cities. but we are, where ever we are, must become part of the solution or are we a part of the problem? we need people as maureen forte has said, from the bottom up that where the laws are there, where other things are there, that is fine. but we need to all be part of change in the mentality, change in the thoughts, changing the dreams. of young people to understand gun violence and destruction is not something they have to live with. they can be something no matter what their background. no matter what their circumstance. we all have to put our shoulder to the wheel. there's been 1833 people killed since newtown. we all have to be committed, not just look to the white house. he's got to start in your house and my house. thanks for watching. i'm a.m. sharpton. have a great weekend. "hardball" starts right now. >>> cruising for a bruising. let's play "hardball." ♪ >>> good evening. i'm chris matthews in washington. let me start tonight with this. as butch cassidy once asked, who are these
the president said he's going to target 20 cities. but we are, where ever we are, must become part of the solution or are we a part of the problem? we need people as maureen forte has said, from the bottom up that where the laws are there, where other things are there, that is fine. but we need to all be part of change in the mentality, change in the thoughts, changing the dreams. of young people to understand gun violence and destruction is not something they have to live with. they can be...
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is the super bowl is a win for the city of new orleans. 150,000 people will descend on the city hoping to pump money into new orleans economy. they are welcome dollars in the city where the tourism industry is 40% of the tax revenues. the city spent five years and $1.2 billion making improvements to roads, airports, hotels and restaurants in preparation for the super bowl. once the super bowl is over, new orleans gets back to business as usual. all the changes to the city don't necessarily equate to changes in the lives of the resident who is remain behind. i have to tell you, for those of us living in super bowl crazy town, just the traffic snarls, trying to get my kids to school, much more importantly, look at millions of dollars in profits coming to the hotels, but they don't raise the income for the front line workers. that money ends up back here in manhattan. >> event economics are like trojan horses. they are brought to a city and sold with the idea of the party aspect. like your city is going to host a party, you should have pride in that, it means something to the country. >>
is the super bowl is a win for the city of new orleans. 150,000 people will descend on the city hoping to pump money into new orleans economy. they are welcome dollars in the city where the tourism industry is 40% of the tax revenues. the city spent five years and $1.2 billion making improvements to roads, airports, hotels and restaurants in preparation for the super bowl. once the super bowl is over, new orleans gets back to business as usual. all the changes to the city don't necessarily...
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she had a little help from new york city's michael bloomberg, in charge of the pro-gun attack. former congresswoman debbie halvorson was beaten by her. >> you sent a message by the state and across the nation. a message that tells the nra that their days of holding our country hostage are coming to an end. >> joining me now, new york city deputy mayor for government affairs and community affairs, thank you for joining us. >> well, this was a special election, the only race going on right now. it is a race that was playing out in the middle of this very important gun debate in washington. so there was going to be a lot of attention placed on this race. and when we looked at the race and saw that former congresswoman, debbie halvorson, who had as you mentioned, an a-rating from the nra, was poised to lead. the mayor said we can't have that. somebody going to congress and being a vote for the nra. >> in some ways, this district is an interesting one, because there was kind of a mis-match between debbie halvorson on the issue. >> because of that, former congresswoman halvorson bega
she had a little help from new york city's michael bloomberg, in charge of the pro-gun attack. former congresswoman debbie halvorson was beaten by her. >> you sent a message by the state and across the nation. a message that tells the nra that their days of holding our country hostage are coming to an end. >> joining me now, new york city deputy mayor for government affairs and community affairs, thank you for joining us. >> well, this was a special election, the only race...
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york city area. saturday to saturday night time frame for a little bit of snow. weekend forecast, rain this morning and the cold in the northern plains. rain there in florida. saturday, weak storm in new england. but look at how beautiful it is throughout the entire southern half of the country by the time we get to sunday and the southeast. will slowly begin to warm up. >>> let's turn to sports now and the nba. in oklahoma city a rematch of last year's nba finals. thunder trying to prove they can beat lebron and the heat. it doesn't start well for kevin durant, he doesn't get the call, a little upset, of course, with the turnover, pounds the court, that's a technical. later in the first quarter, scary moment for kevin durant, he goes for the rebound and falls awkwardly on his shoulder, he stays down, refuses to leave the game. ends up scoring 40. lebron looking to keep his scoring streak going. he sinks the three. he elevates and throws down the alley-oop. lebron, another amazing night been but his
york city area. saturday to saturday night time frame for a little bit of snow. weekend forecast, rain this morning and the cold in the northern plains. rain there in florida. saturday, weak storm in new england. but look at how beautiful it is throughout the entire southern half of the country by the time we get to sunday and the southeast. will slowly begin to warm up. >>> let's turn to sports now and the nba. in oklahoma city a rematch of last year's nba finals. thunder trying to...
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. >> a lot of people around the country think of people just as new york city. but you're the top law enforcement person in the state that has rural as well as urban that has gun shows. so this is not an easy lift, yet you've become one of the champions of this. tell us how you deal with the gun show laws. >> one of the toughest in the country. >> one of the toughest in the country, good example. we've got to get action, also, at the federal level. one of the things i've done is we did an undercover sting on gun shows. found that they were not doing the background checks. . nra members has strong advocates. not only did they advocate, they're unsuring 100%. so the people of good conscience who are sports men and women who are gun owners, they understand this. they know background checks keep guns away from criminals and people with mental health problems. that what happened in newtown has galvanized them, as well. i think a lot of the people out there are responsible gun owners that do not feel protected by the leadership in washington. >> isn't the problem abou
. >> a lot of people around the country think of people just as new york city. but you're the top law enforcement person in the state that has rural as well as urban that has gun shows. so this is not an easy lift, yet you've become one of the champions of this. tell us how you deal with the gun show laws. >> one of the toughest in the country. >> one of the toughest in the country, good example. we've got to get action, also, at the federal level. one of the things i've done...
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the super hawk of the party gave his manifesto at the city's nonprofit war room, the american enterprise institute. what he came out for, some new dedegree that colleges have to conduct employment surveys to say what jobs there are for history majors, english majors, you name it. i guess he wants to cut down on these people taking liberal subjects in college that allow you to think and express yourself. he sounds like he wants the federal government to have become a helicopter mom hovering over all of us. and they say democrats are intervening in people's live. what will republicans do next to try to deflect from their history of starting unnecessary wars, chasing minorities and others from the polling places. being hawkish and undemocratic are not exactly great recruiting posters. let's face it. helping me to explain the latest republican face lift are john feehery and dee dee myers. we'll start with this. we know karl rove plans on finding more electable republican candidates as he finds them. what we heard was a kinder, gentler eric cantor than the one we have seen and heard before. r
the super hawk of the party gave his manifesto at the city's nonprofit war room, the american enterprise institute. what he came out for, some new dedegree that colleges have to conduct employment surveys to say what jobs there are for history majors, english majors, you name it. i guess he wants to cut down on these people taking liberal subjects in college that allow you to think and express yourself. he sounds like he wants the federal government to have become a helicopter mom hovering over...
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people made tent cities because they couldn't be in their rooms because there was so much water. they slept on the deck for five days. >> is we are showing a picture of the sleeping conditions out on the deck. is that where you slept. >> we did not get water in our room we were among the few. what happened to us we had no light and toilet. we had a bag to take care of that business. the people on the first and second level the children, the children out there was the worst part. >> yeah, you know managing all of this, social engineering. did anybody lose their temper? how do you describe the demeanor of the ship? the crew was fantastic. they did everything that they could. last night, people's tempers started flying. we were watching a movie. she refused to leave and they put her in the brig for the night. it could have been much, much worse. the folks were pretty much at their breaking point when the ship pulled into the dock. joining us by phone is one of her fellow passengers. jamie ed schultz good to have you with us tonight. i mean absolutely. this has been memorable to say
people made tent cities because they couldn't be in their rooms because there was so much water. they slept on the deck for five days. >> is we are showing a picture of the sleeping conditions out on the deck. is that where you slept. >> we did not get water in our room we were among the few. what happened to us we had no light and toilet. we had a bag to take care of that business. the people on the first and second level the children, the children out there was the worst part....
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rural america and the poorest sections of the inner city. one way of viewing the vogue for assault weapons is that those geographic distinctions have now become states of mind." >> you know, if we're talking about the shift in the nra's politics from a decade ago until now, there's also this really interesting shift in the kinds of guns people own and, therefore, what people expect the politics of gun ownership to look like. a decade ago we were still talking about an america where, you know, most of the guns sold were rifles, and you could still mrauzably say gun ownership is a hunting culture. in 2010 pistol -- in 2000 rifles are twice pistol sales, basically. in 2010 pistols past rifle. we're thawing did a gun culture that's primarily focused on self-defense. what's weird about that is it's a time that crime is declining pretty rapidly. >> when we talk about -- there is some -- i don't want to put sort of cultural differences at the root of this, but that is some part of that, and i thought actually chris wallace did an effective job of d
rural america and the poorest sections of the inner city. one way of viewing the vogue for assault weapons is that those geographic distinctions have now become states of mind." >> you know, if we're talking about the shift in the nra's politics from a decade ago until now, there's also this really interesting shift in the kinds of guns people own and, therefore, what people expect the politics of gun ownership to look like. a decade ago we were still talking about an america where,...
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new york city is getting the worst of it all. more than three feet of snow fell in parts of connecticut, rhode island, and massachusetts. cutting power and downing trees. electrical power remains out in nearly 350,000 homes whereas the area this morning. so a lot of cleanup to do there. >>> meanwhile, the political climate has our attention here in washington as the president prepares to deliver his state of the union address tuesday night. as we begins a second term, we're being told he will return to his primary message of how to restore economic growth. we'll talk to both sides this morning. majority leader eric cantor and assistant democratic leader in the senate dick durbin. i want to welcome you back to "meet the press." >> pleasure, david. thank you. >> there are so many areas that are contentious right now, and chief among them is the sequester word. this dirty word in washington, that means automatic spending cuts. it could begin in a matter of weeks with $85 billion in automatic cuts. do you really want this as a republ
new york city is getting the worst of it all. more than three feet of snow fell in parts of connecticut, rhode island, and massachusetts. cutting power and downing trees. electrical power remains out in nearly 350,000 homes whereas the area this morning. so a lot of cleanup to do there. >>> meanwhile, the political climate has our attention here in washington as the president prepares to deliver his state of the union address tuesday night. as we begins a second term, we're being told...
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areas around new york city. it's nothing that's causing anyone too many problems on the roads. there's a little burst out on 78 and 80 going across jersey. a little picking up as far as intensi intensity. again, most of the roads have been salted because of the past days. they should be for the most part just wet. also, it's very cold in northern new england today. our friends if maine through new hampshire and that minus 18 is in saranac lake, new york, one of the coldest spots in the entire country early today. that is the northern adirondaks. much of the country is turning the corner now. we're going to warm things up. look at the beautiful weather. temperatures in the 60s in the southeast today. 60s in texas. san antonio, near 80 almost. denver near 60. kansas city, up to 51. it looks like our har are cold winter is starting to wayne a little bit. >> you know, our men are obsessed with denver temperatures. >> crazy. >> all right. now sports, rather sports and infrastructure. documents released yesterday show that there were concerns about a power outage in the super dome as
areas around new york city. it's nothing that's causing anyone too many problems on the roads. there's a little burst out on 78 and 80 going across jersey. a little picking up as far as intensi intensity. again, most of the roads have been salted because of the past days. they should be for the most part just wet. also, it's very cold in northern new england today. our friends if maine through new hampshire and that minus 18 is in saranac lake, new york, one of the coldest spots in the entire...
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back towards the midwest, from kansas city to wichita, possibility of 6 to 12 and some area out in kansas is going to get significantly more. the forecast for the east coast today is fine. one of our extended computers, it's showing another possible snowstorm, another significant snowstorm, peter, for new england. saturday into sunday. so, this would be three weekends in a row with a snowstorm in new england. let's hope it changes by then. >> we're hoping that passes. we'll toss things down to florida. >>> if you're among those curious how the leader of the free world handles a putter, we have your covered. tiger woods evaluated the president's skills yesterday at the match play championships. here's what he had to say. >> playing with mr. president was pretty cool. he's a wonderful person to be around. and we won. he hit the ball well and he's got amazing touch. he can certainly chip and putt. if he ever spent after these four years f he spend more time playing golf, he'll get to where he's a pretty good stick. >> pretty good stick is golf talk for he's got a pretty good game. for those
back towards the midwest, from kansas city to wichita, possibility of 6 to 12 and some area out in kansas is going to get significantly more. the forecast for the east coast today is fine. one of our extended computers, it's showing another possible snowstorm, another significant snowstorm, peter, for new england. saturday into sunday. so, this would be three weekends in a row with a snowstorm in new england. let's hope it changes by then. >> we're hoping that passes. we'll toss things...
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the city where the first lady grew up, they raised the first daughter there for a number of years before they were actually the first daughters and of course, the city gave birth to president obama's political career this is personal for him. chicago, one of the cities at the epicenter of the gun violence debate because of the high rate of violence, and it witnessed the murder of hadiya penned heelton, chit teen who performed at president obama's inauguration and then gunned down in a random act of violence. take a listen. >> there was something profound and uniquely hal are heart braking about a group of 6-year-olds killed. but last year there were 443 murders with a firearm on the streets of this city. and 65 of those victims were 18 and under some of that's t that equivalent of a newtown every four months. >> reporter: alex, also unique about president obama's comments yesterday, he talked about the root of gun violence and said it was due to economic inequalities, broken homes and again, called for investing in these community as a way to try to prevent this violence. his fry speech
the city where the first lady grew up, they raised the first daughter there for a number of years before they were actually the first daughters and of course, the city gave birth to president obama's political career this is personal for him. chicago, one of the cities at the epicenter of the gun violence debate because of the high rate of violence, and it witnessed the murder of hadiya penned heelton, chit teen who performed at president obama's inauguration and then gunned down in a random...
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at the skyline of the city, new york city. check of the weather, nbc's around the clock meteorologist bill karins. >> i have nothing good to tell anyone. >> a lot of weather content. >> did you see the tornado yesterday? >> i did a twister. >> it was a large one too. this was very impressive stuff. i am still so amazed. this thing was on the ground for miles and miles and it didn't kill anyone. i mean, it's incredible that people got out of the way. there were some 50 some injuries. houses completely destroyed. there was an ace hardware store that doesn't even exist anymore. this was hattiesburg, mississippi. this was on the ground well past hattiesburg too. you can see the debris blowing around the bottom of that thing. amazing stuff there. just glad that no one was killed. >>> we don't have any tornadoes to talk about today. we still have that heavy rain from the same storm in the deep south. we've had some flash flooding in the same areas hit by tornadoes. in areas of georgia and southern alabama, you may have lightning and
at the skyline of the city, new york city. check of the weather, nbc's around the clock meteorologist bill karins. >> i have nothing good to tell anyone. >> a lot of weather content. >> did you see the tornado yesterday? >> i did a twister. >> it was a large one too. this was very impressive stuff. i am still so amazed. this thing was on the ground for miles and miles and it didn't kill anyone. i mean, it's incredible that people got out of the way. there were some...
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way they did, and then all of the murders that are taking places like where i live in the inner city of baltimore, if we don't act now, i don't know when we're going to act. >> yeah. >> and we cannot allow this to become our norm. we can't. >> tonight the chicago police department announced charges against two people in the murder of a 15-year-old honor student, hadiya pendleton, who performed during president obama's inauguration. congresswoman jan schakowsky, inner city gun violence is a big part of this issue. how do we curb it? >> you know, it is, ed, but i have two moms, one who lost a child of 13 years old, and another 19 years old who are with me from my suburban community of evanston, illinois. and so this is everywhere. enough is enough. i think that we have a package from the white house supported by members of congress, supported by gunowners, and even nra members, at least part of it, that we can move forward, and not to do so is a travesty. and what are we saying to hadiya and her mother that we aren't going to act, not to mention the parents of the 20 kids at sandy hook
way they did, and then all of the murders that are taking places like where i live in the inner city of baltimore, if we don't act now, i don't know when we're going to act. >> yeah. >> and we cannot allow this to become our norm. we can't. >> tonight the chicago police department announced charges against two people in the murder of a 15-year-old honor student, hadiya pendleton, who performed during president obama's inauguration. congresswoman jan schakowsky, inner city gun...
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windows across the city in freezing temperatures. just as kids were starting the school day. >> the ceiling was okay, but all the windows were broken, almost all the window panes were damaged, there were no windows without damage. >> reporter: the glass injuring more than 100,000 people. >> i heard a very loud noise that shook my apartment. >> reporter: a canadian hockey player lives there and we talked to him. >> it blew the vents out of my bathroom. i'm the 23rd floor and i could feel the building swaying. >> reporter: a hole was punched in a frozen lake but the nearby nuclear plant was missed. we have annex pertain from the smithsonian. >> these are the materials left over from when the planet formed. >> reporter: in an amazing coincidence, the other space rock, an astroid half the size of a football field came by earth friday. while the space station orbits 2200 miles above the earth, the friday's astroid passed 17,000 miles above the earth, closer than satellites that orbit at 22,000 miles out. an object as large as this passes
windows across the city in freezing temperatures. just as kids were starting the school day. >> the ceiling was okay, but all the windows were broken, almost all the window panes were damaged, there were no windows without damage. >> reporter: the glass injuring more than 100,000 people. >> i heard a very loud noise that shook my apartment. >> reporter: a canadian hockey player lives there and we talked to him. >> it blew the vents out of my bathroom. i'm the 23rd...
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some of the world's cleanest gas turbines are now powering some of america's biggest cities. siemens. answers. i just served my mother-in-law your chicken noodle soup but she loved it so much... i told her it was homemade. everyone tells a little white lie now and then. but now she wants my recipe [ clears his throat ] [ softly ] she's right behind me isn't she? [ male announcer ] progresso. you gotta taste this soup. watch this -- alakazam! ♪ [ male announcer ] staples has always made...